“Ask God, the Eternal Father, in the Name of Christ, If These Things Are Not True”
Moroni 10:3–4
3 Behold, I would exhort you that when ye shall read these things, if it be wisdom in God that ye should read them, that ye would remember how merciful the Lord hath been unto the children of men, from the creation of Adam even down until the time that ye shall receive these things, and ponder it in your hearts.
4 And when ye shall receive these things, I would exhort you that ye would ask God, the Eternal Father, in the name of Christ, if these things are not true; and if ye shall ask with a sincere heart, with real intent, having faith in Christ, he will manifest the truth of it unto you, by the power of the Holy Ghost.
Elder Joseph B. Wirthlin said:
“How does one acquire a personal testimony?
“Study the words of Moroni. He lived more than 1,500 years ago. This prophet had watched as his people were slaughtered and utterly devastated by civil war. His nation in ruins, his friends and loved ones slain, his own father—a great general and a righteous man—killed.
“This great prophet, Moroni, having lost all that he loved, stood alone. The last of his people, he was the lone witness to the desolation and heartbreak that results from hatred and rage.
“He had precious little time and space on his plates to write a few final words. His own people destroyed, Moroni wrote for our day. To us, he inscribed his precious words of farewell—his final words of counsel:
“‘Behold, I would exhort you,’ he wrote, ‘that when ye shall read these things . . . ye would remember how merciful the Lord hath been unto the children of men. . . . Ponder it in your hearts.
“‘And when ye shall receive these things, I would exhort you that ye would ask God, the Eternal Father, in the name of Christ, if these things are not true; and if ye shall ask with a sincere heart, with real intent, having faith in Christ, he will manifest the truth of it unto you, by the power of the Holy Ghost’ [Moroni 10:3–4].
“Would that every ear could hear the last testimony of Moroni, this giant among men, this humble servant of God.
“Do you want to know the truth of the holy scriptures? Do you wish to break the barriers that separate mortals from the knowledge of eternal verities? Do you wish to know—really know—the truth? Then follow Moroni’s counsel and you will surely find what you seek.
“Be sincere. Study. Ponder. Pray sincerely, having faith.
“If you do these things, you too will be able to stand with the millions who testify that God once again speaks to man on earth.”
(“Pure Testimony,” Ensign, Nov. 2000, 23.)
